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Learn Social Engineering

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Learn Social Engineering

Overview of this book

This book will provide you with a holistic understanding of social engineering. It will help you to avoid and combat social engineering attacks by giving you a detailed insight into how a social engineer operates. Learn Social Engineering starts by giving you a grounding in the different types of social engineering attacks,and the damages they cause. It then sets up the lab environment to use different toolS and then perform social engineering steps such as information gathering. The book covers topics from baiting, phishing, and spear phishing, to pretexting and scareware. By the end of the book, you will be in a position to protect yourself and your systems from social engineering threats and attacks. All in all, the book covers social engineering from A to Z , along with excerpts from many world wide known security experts.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)

Jonathan C. Trull

As the Senior Director for the Microsoft Enterprise Cybersecurity Group, Jonathan leads Microsoft's team of worldwide Chief Security Advisors to provide thought leadership, strategic direction on the development of Microsoft security products and services, and deep customer and partner engagement around the globe.

In cooperation with Qualys, SANS Institute, the Council on Cyber Security and the State of Colorado, he spearheaded the development of the Qualys Top 4 Controls tool that allows anyone to assess the security of their Windows computer for free. He also worked in cooperation with Federal, State and private-sector partners to form the Colorado Joint Cyber Crime Task Force. This is one of the US first cybercrime information sharing centers, with a primary focus of increasing cyber resiliency within Colorado.

Trull has established himself as an innovative...